Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-30
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Wonderful Variety and Quality of
Grains, Etc, Grown.

Trans, ETC., Grown.
Grain-growing has been and is still the
principal product Of the agriculturists of
this region since the California and Ore
gon Railroad traversed their county. Prior
to that time wool-growing was the chief
occupation, which has now been almost
abandoned since its adaptability to the
growth of the cereals has been clearly
demonstrated. Wheat was first grown on
the adobe lands lying to the westward, no
previous preparation or clearing of the
land standing in the way of the pioneers
in this industry. All they had to do was
to pillow the ground, harrow, SOW the seed
and await a bounteous harvest. They are
still devoted to that purpose, and being
very rich, strong lands, have not percept-
IDLY deteriorated, and are still very valu-
able, though not held at rs high figure as
such productive lands would be held in
other portions of the State. They yield
in favorable seasons equally as well as the
liye-oak lands, but are not So sure, though
we believe the grain-growers have never
met with a total failure. The live-oak
lands were next brought under cultivation,
though it required 4 great deal of time
and money to clear them, but the expendi-
ture was more than Offset by the sale of
wood, Marysville always being
GOOD MARKET
For its disposal. We were shown a tract
of 40 acres adjoining the town from which
LOO cords of wood were cut. Just who
the pioneer wheat-grower was in the live
oak lands we could not learn; possibly
there were several at the same time. ANY
farmer examining the soil and the natural
vegetation with which it was covered,
could easily see that it was splendid grain
land, and when market was found for the
wood which could be cut therefrom, at re-
munerative prices, it was not long till the
whole country was cleared and planted in
grain. The yield has been steady and
sure, no total failures ever being known.
To be sure, like all wheat lands all over
the globe, they have some years more
favorable than Others, when the land yields
90 bushels of wheat to the acre, and in an
off year falls as low as % bushels In fact,
it is just what one would expect from an
examination of the country. On. account
Of its certainty of production, this charac-
ter of land is held at the highest figure OF
all the lands of this region; but when its
adaptability to fruit trees OF every descrip-
ton and vines have been more clearly
shown by actual trial and practical tests,
we predict that they will be the most
valuable lands on the coast. The Feather
river bottoms have not been used for wheat
growing, being better adapted for alfalfa,
broom corn and yellow corn, and for which
they are mostly used.
Barley is not raised so extensively as
wheat, but it yields on such lands enor.
rnously-S0 bushels TO the acre often being
reported.
VEGETABLES, CORN, ETC.
Every variety of vegetable grown in
California here reaches its greatest deyel-
opment, ard many too are grown profitably
which in other sections only meet with
partial success. 1t is well known that corn
will not properly mature where the nights
are cold, retarding its growth. This sec
ton has no such drawback, and corn is
proitably cultivated by the hundreds Of
acres, chiefly on the bottoms of Feather
river. Broomcorn, too, is extensively
cultivated and shipped in large quantities,
besides what is used in the local factory.
COTTON GROWING.
1t is many years since the first culture
of cotton was attempted in this State 10
the early days of the late war the Legis-
lature Of California offered large bonus
for the first fifty bales of ginned cotton
that would be produced in this State
Parties in this city entered into its cult
walton to gain the prize, selecting a piece
Of land in the pocket on the river this
side of Freeport for their operations. The
seed was planted, properly cultivated,
aud the growth was all that could
be desired, success seemed certain, but
at the time when the ball was
about half open further development was
apparently checked, a gum formed in the
stem of the ball, the cotton could not be
picked, and disaster overwhelmed the par